Never would I recommend not eating potatoes – they’re delicious! I’m a huge advocate for potatoes, as well as a big fan of potato chips, in my opinion they’re the second best way to prepare a potato (fries being the first, but specifically waffle-cut, Chik-fil-a style). But, sometimes, you’re out of potatoes or potato chips, but there is one tasty alternative!
Pita Chips!
Delicious, tasty, supposedly healthy - I’m not buying it, they’re too delicious to be healthy but I digress.
This is a tutorial on how to make them because they’re quick, easy, and cheap (I think - I’ve been too busy eating them to do the math).
Ingredients:
· Pita Bread (I use Toufayan brand Whole Wheat Pita bread)
· Sea Salt (I use Morton Fine grain sea salt…and I love it!)
· Olive Oil (I specifically use Pompeiian OlivExtra Olive Oil and Canola Oil – pretty darn handy)
· Italian Seasonings (But to make things easier/quicker I recommend McCormack Italian Herb seasoning grinder – which has all your basic Italian seasonings like Rosemary, Basil, Red Pepper, Black Pepper, etc.)
· Toaster Oven (or you could probably use a regular oven, the toaster oven is quicker though!)
Pre-heat toaster oven to about 375 degrees on the toast setting
1 – Cut the pita bread loaves in half (like you’re making Pita Pockets), then stick the knife into the pocket and cut along the outer seam. At this point you can leave it and have big half circle chips, or you can cut 3 triangles from each half like so:
2- Mix your olive oil and seasonings and apply them to each pita triangle (you can either mix them together in a bowl and apply the mixture to the individual triangles with a brush or you can apply the olive oil and then sprinkle the seasonings over the top). You can also choose to sprinkle the sea salt over the chips at this point or after they come out of the toaster.
3 – Place the triangles on some foil or a pan and place them in the toaster over until brown and crispy (I can’t give exact minutes because my toaster over heats up a little unevenly so some are done quicker than others – I would just suggest you keep an eye at least on the first batch in order to determine how long they take to toast).
4 – Let cool (this is probably the most difficult step what with the tasty aroma and everything) and serve!
Happy Snacking!
P.S. If you're interested in other flavors, I've experimented with and enjoyed
Garlic - replace the Italian seasonings with minced or powdered garlic (I prefer minced) - You may want to have some mints on hand for after-wards.
Cinnamon/Sugar - replace the Italian seasonings with a mixture of sugar and cinnamon, it's like a desert/snack!
